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The Town That Dreaded Sundown(1976)
Status: Released
Date: 1976-12-24
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198 Votes
Time: 1h 26m
In 1946 this man killed five people... Today he still lurks the streets of Texarkana, Arkansas.
Overview:
When two young lovers are savagely beaten and tortured on a back country road in Texarkana, local police are baffled and must find "the Phantom Killer" before he can kill again.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $400,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Charles B. Pierce Film Productions
Movie: The Town That Dreaded Sundown
Top 10 Billed Cast
Ben Johnson
Captain J.D. Morales
Andrew Prine
Deputy Norman Ramsey
Dawn Wells
Helen Reed
Jimmy Clem
Sgt. Mal Griffin
Charles B. Pierce
Patrolman A.C. Benson
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